Tarot Talk & Technique

Hello everyone I was looking at the Pictorial Key to the Tarot thread, and it got me wondering. Are the Tarot meanings we use today extremely watered down from those of the past, or is it more that the modern meanings have been updated and expanded for our times, making the older meanings obsolete? Many of the PKT meanings are extremely negative, (for example, both the Death card and the 9 of Swords can both represent actual death), and are rarely used in readings today. Other cards have meanings in the PKT that aren't so negative, but are still hardly ever used, such as messages in writing for the 2 of Pentacles, patrimony for the 5 of Cups, and mistress for the 5 …

Among all these intriguing (and mainly symbolical) pictures, the girl on the 8 of Swords enjoyed my special attention: she reminds me of these scary Japanese vengeful spirits with long black hair - onryo. Even my boyfriend is afraid of them, as they're quite atmospheric. And the environment further adds the tension: swords, bondage, barren plain with a lone mountain. I think she'd make a great character for a horror movie or a videogame with this appearance, and what do you think of her? Also, can she make a significator for an onryo? xD

Hey family! ❤ Who here has attended a tarot convention or conference? Share their name, location, and your experience! I'm looking into attending one at some point.

Hey all, So, I own about 12 decks so far- most are RWS clonea but some are a little different. I feel most comfortable reading with the regular RWS ( at the moment I use the "original version and the dirty PAM with which I connected immediately since its basically the same deck with different colors) but I have been wanting to explore and connect and read with other decks- just to get an ability to diversify like many of you do- atm its the Shadowscape and Wild unknown oneswhich I would LOVE to better use. My problem is- that when I do readings for people even here on the forum- I am reluctent to use a deck with which I still don't…

This one seems to be debatable, I remember seeing someone said 6 months on the purple tarot forum. I'm guessing it depends on the situation and the question, how susceptible to change the situation is? Also, does it make sense to ask when something will happen? I've been generally avoiding it because it feels a bit too specific. Although I am aware that there are timing ties with the cards.

I absolutely love Tarot. Absolutely love Tarot cards that are larger than the average. My favourite larger sets are: [glow=red,2,300]Rohrig Tarot[/glow] [glow=green,2,300]The Druidcraft Tarot[/glow] and [glow=orange,2,300]The Journey into Egypt[/glow] Does anyone else fee like I do about large Tarot cards? Would love to hear from you and your favourites. I'm always looking for new, beautiful, even unknown sets. :)

I guess I get to have the privilege of breaking the ice in the Using Tarot forum! (It actually makes me nervous, in spite of how much I would "talk" before. ;)) My daily reading on my eating urges (yes, I still have to deal with that ... especially with the recent loss of our AT home), I had the Queen of Swords for my "Issue" card. I'm using the Karma Tarot and am attaching a photo so you can see her. Here's my thoughts on the card (transcribed from my notes); Controlling my "energy". Not just "control", but directing it in a positive manner. The card has a lion and the word "LEO" which is, of course, my sign. The woman is contemplating her image in the mirror - shi…

How do your pets react to your decks/books/ritual items/etc? Do they try to invade your workspace, pawing your cards or distracting you while you work on your spreads? Do they always park their fluffy little selves on top of your decks? Or do they seem apprehensive of your private stuff? Bonus points if you can post pics. :))

What I ask is: If I ask the same question 10 different times, with 10 different results... are these 10 answers 10 sides of a true and reliable answer to the question? Or after the first reading, all the remaining ones have "outdated" answers? What do they think about that?

What are your thoughts on the Death & Rebirth card in the Light Seer's deck? I see this as someone returning who has gone through a huge transition, possibly a scorpio or other water sign. For Yes or No questions, this might lean on No but could also be a No (until transition is complete) I see it mostly as a positive card How do you interpret it?

It has now been approximately 12 hours since the Aeclectic Tarot Forums have closed the doors. I wanted to do something to commemorate, in some small way, everything that The Forums was. So, with that in mind, I'm doing a give-away of the Sedona Vortex Tarot! I'm going to set an alarm on my computer (and phone :D) for a secret time on ... oh, let's say Wednesday, 19 July 2017 to give time for lots of folks to hear about this. When my alarm goes of, the last post in the thread at that time will be the winner! So, go ahead and chat away! You can talk about whatever strikes your fancy! Have fun conversations! Edit to add a bit more info on the deck; This deck is …

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Merry Christmas everyone, For my 18th Christmas this year ive gotten the Essential Tarot by Mary Hanson-Roberts. As I was shuffling the deck I heard a gentle, kind, elderly but masculine voice in my head saying "I'm Chris I'm looking forward to work with you." I was pretty shocked to hear this I stopped shuffling and just looked at the artwork of the cards. Afterwards I went onto the internet to look up Tarot deck personalities. So I then asked Chris a few questions about his physical appearence as a deck. I've gotten these two cards that feature and elderly man in his 70s with weathered skin, short grey but wavy hair with a gentle and kind personality. So for now on…

I have a few decks that have very slippery/glossy finishes and it makes them quite annoying when shuffling and resting cards on top of each other. Anyone got a hack to make them less slippery? I read on one site to try essential oils, I did this with one deck but it didn't really work, just made my deck smell really good, which I'm not complaining about but I still have slippery cards! 😡

This topic is a continuation of something that came up in the de-enable thread. We started talking about how so many of us seem to have one or more decks in our collection (or that used to be in our collection) that we simply can't get good readings from. I am talking about the decks that we find to be the opposite of 'work horses' and 'talkers'. It is the decks that seem to be very unwilling to cooperate or to spill the beans. So I thought it would be fun to ask even more people if they have had this experience. If you have, were you able to get past it? (If so, how?). Have you decided to keep or to re-home those silent decks, and why? Although this is not about any deck…

For some years now I've assigned personal names to the decks I use most, or otherwise feel the strongest connection to. I feel like the careful deliberation this requires really puts me "in tune" (so to speak) with the character of each deck and its artwork. At the same time it feels suspiciously like kid stuff-- but only outside the comfort of my own home. Who else names their decks? And why/why not? Sincerely looking forward to your answers 😄✨

Hi all, It's been a while since I was around these parts and I'm checking in today with a topic fitting for the new year: What's your personal card for 2020? How do you calculate it? I take the day and month of birth and add it to the current year. So 4/9/2020 (following a DD/MM/YY format) becomes: 4+9+2+0+2+0=17 (The Star) which can be further broken down to 1+7=8 (Strength). I'm interested to see what your card for the year is and how you feel it's likely to interact with the energy of The Emperor, who is governing 2020. For the record, I'm currently experiencing my first Temperance year EVER! Which is sort of exciting 🙂 …

Hello everybody, Just curious if you guys and gals use a philosophy that was kind of popular about 10 years ago called The Law of Attraction that was made popular of videos like The Secret, books and YouTube videos by Abraham Hicks & new age promoter Oprah Winfrey. What exactly is the Law of Attraction? It states that this Universe is an "attraction-based Universe" and that "like attracts like". And that we are entirely responsible for everything that happens in our life's. Sounds like a simple and easy way of looking at the world, doesn't it? But the downside of it if you take this way of looking at the world is let's say you are a woman and y…

When reading the tarot, are you intuitive, or do you rely on traditional meanings? I am a combination of both. I am 30% intuitive, 70% rely on traditional meanings.

Recently, I’ve been seriously contemplating the elements and that Swords could be Fire and Wands could be Air. There are some very compelling arguments for both and of course, Wands being Fire and Swords being Air is pretty well established. I realize this is reader’s choice and that there are even other systems out there where cups are air 🤷🏻‍♀️. Is it just easier to stick with the standard? For those that do consider Swords Fire and Wands Air, do you find it fairly easy to make this switch when reading a deck that was created with Swords Air and Wands Fire?

Who else is excited for Robert Place's latest magnum opus, The Tarot, Magic, Alchemy, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism? It's bound to be released any time now. I know I said that I have a moratorium on deck- and book-buying until September, but come on, this is Robert Place!

What question could I ask and spread to use in order to find out if a friend is ok. I can't ask the friend because they're the kind of person who always says "yeah, good thanks." Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

1) So your shuffling your deck and your going to do a 3 card smaller reading... Out falls a card as your shuffling, so where you going to use it in your lay out? Ive never used the one that falls out, due to not sure where id put it? To clarify? or as a beginning first card? What would you do? 2)Where would you put it in a larger reading?

I find myself pondering whether the vision of the artist in different packs of cards based on RW actually changes the inherent meaning of the archetype, for example Knights are cards of action and movement, does the fact one person chooses to exhibit them as stationary mean they are actually stationary? it's a definite no in my book hence I consider studying imagery on different packs of cards to be a complete waste of time and really only relevant to the artist. Seems to me it's what we pin on the card imagery that's important and the picture itself is simply meant to jolt the memory of all the associations we have pinned on it over the years from different resources. …

In one website I see one date, on another one I see different date. Please tell me correct date for Aces and Kings. Thank you! (Rider Waite Cards)